FILM GUIDE SEPTEMBER 2018 www.loftcinema.org THE FILMS OF EDGAR WRIGHT, ALL THROUGH SEPTEMBER! THE ALL-NITE SCREAM-O-RAMA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH! ENJOY BEER & WINE AT THE LOFT CINEMA! We also offer Fresco Pizza*, Tucson Tamale Factory Tamales, Burritos from Tumerico, Ethiopian Wraps from Cafe Desta and Sandwiches from the 4th Ave. Deli, along with organic popcorn, craft chocolate bars, vegan cookies and more! *Pizza served after 5pm daily. SEPTEMBER 2018 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 4-32 SOLAR CINEMA 4, 16, 20 BEER OF THE MONTH: LOFT MEMBERSHIPS 5-6 ALL DAY IPA NT LIVE 7 FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANY LOFT JR. 9 ONLY $3.50 ALL THROUGH SEPTEMBER! LOFT STAFF SELECTS 14 ESSENTIAL CINEMA 15 NEW AT THE LOFT CINEMA! SCIENCE ON SCREEN 25 The Loft Cinema now offers Closed Captions and Audio SCREAM-O-RAMA 27-28 Descriptions for films whenever they are available. Check our COMMUNITY RENTALS 32-33 website to see which films offer this technology. NEW FILMS 35-44 REEL READS SELECTION 40 FILM GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE AT: MONDO MONDAYS 45 • aLoft Hotel • First American Title • Rogue Theatre • Antigone Books • Fresco Pizza • Santa Barbara Ice Cream CULT CLASSICS 46 • Aqua Vita • Fronimos • Shot in the Dark Café • AZ Title Security • Heroes & Villains • Southern AZ AIDS THE LOFT CINEMA • Bentley’s • Hotel Congress Foundation • SW U of Visual Arts 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. • Black Crown Coffee • How Sweet It Was • Ted’s Country Store Tucson, AZ 85716 • Bookmans • Humanities Seminars • Bookstop • Imagine Barber Shop • Time Market SHOWTIMES: 520-795-7777 • Brooklyn Pizza • Jewish Community Ctr • Tooley’s • Tucson Museum of Art THEATRE INFO: 520-795-0844 • Buffalo Exchange • KXCI • Tucson Racquet & Fitness LOFT OFFICE: 520-322-5638 • Café Marcel • Maynard’s Market • Café Passe • Metro Tucson Libraries • Tucson Visitor’s Bureau EMAIL: [email protected] • Caffe Luce • No Anchovies • UA Media Arts WEB: loftcinema.org • Casa Video • OLLI • Varsity Club Hotel • Chocolate Iguana • Parks and Recreation • Vila Thai • Clues Unlimited • Pima Community College • Whole Foods FREE MEMBERS SCREENING • Coyote Wore Sideburns • R-Galaxy • Xoom Juice • D&D Pinball • Raging Sage • Zia Records WE THE ANIMALS • Epic Café • Revolutionary Grounds (SEE PAGE 42) • Espresso Art • Rincon Market FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT 7:00PM • Fantasy Comics • Rocco’s Little Chicago WWW.LOFTCINEMA.ORG See what films are playing next, buy tickets, look up showtimes and much more! REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Tickets are available to purchase online at: PLEASE NOTE: $9.75 - Adult | $7.25 - Matinee* loftcinema.org/showtimes or by calling: Screen 2 is not wheelchair accessible. $8.00 - Student, Teacher, Military 520-795-0844 HEARING LOOP AVAILABLE IN $6.75 - Senior (65+) or Child (12 and under) Phone & Web orders are subject to a $1 surcharge. $6.00 - Loft Members ALL 3 SCREENS. There is a $1 surcharge for all 3-D screenings. Made possible by Paul & Mary Koss. *MATINEE: ANY SCREENING BEFORE 4:00PM LOFT CINEMA STAFF Peggy Johnson Executive Director Blaine Austin Pedro Robles-Hill Assistant Manager Assistant Manager Ray Borboa Brenda Rodriguez Assistant Manager Assistant Manager & Zach Breneman Volunteer Coordinator Deputy Director A.J. Simon Charley Brown Assistant Manager Facilities Coordinator Jeff Yanc David Correa Program Director Inventory Specialist PROJECTIONISTS Shawna DaCosta Haley McFeely (Lead) Director of Education & Engagement Candace Ripley (Lead) Jason Denholm Clarice Bales Director of Theatre Reed Chandler Operations Thomas Kidder J.J. Giddings Marketing Director FLOOR STAFF Becky Hall Laura Bargfeld Assistant Manager Parisa Eshrati Amber Kleefeld Ezra Heightchew-Howard Director of Membership and Marcel Jeanisse Donor Services Sara Luu Jonathan Kleefeld Elizabeth Raskob Finance Director Alexis Ruiz Ben Mackey America Valencia Marketing Associate Emily Quinn Matt McCoy Ana Quiñones Deputy Marketing Director Gilbert Rataezyk Daniela Ontiveros Dom Villarrubia Administrative Assistant & Outreach Coordinator Sunny Jo Wheaton LOFT CINEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ron Barber Carmen Marriott President Hal Melfi Tim Fuller David Nix Vice-President Katherine Pew Stephen Golden Tim Reckart Treasurer Claire Scheuren Melodie Lopez Lisanne Skyler Secretary Joanne Stuhr Betsy Bolding Joe Tarver Jaime Gutiérrez Frank Valenzuela Dianne Iauco Jan Mueller, Emeritus Mary Koss Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema, It’s September – time for The Loft Cinema’s fall Membership Drive! Support your nonprofit Loft Cinema by becoming a member in September and receive extra passes as a bonus (see details on pages 5-6). September is also the month when we are busy curating films and guests for the ninth annual Loft Film Fest! We are excited to have Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment as our title sponsor again this year, and that the fest is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. I think the 2018 Loft Film Fest will be amazing… the film slate is shaping up to be our strongest yet. Loft Film Fest passes go on sale September 1st; please keep an eye out for announcements throughout September! You will also notice activity in our parking lot as we install solar panels to power the main building and the marquee! We’re excited to take this next step in our efforts to make The Loft Cinema sustainable and environmentally responsible! Meanwhile, The Loft Solar Cinema is on the road, taking films on a tour of Southern Arizona (see pages 16-20 for details). Enjoy the incredible films and events at The Loft Cinema in September! As always, there’s a lot to see and do!! Peggy Johnson, Executive Director SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 4 MOANA SING-A-LONG! RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 AT 2:00PM ROCKED THE WORLD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 2:00PM FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING IN DRAGOON, AZ! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 AT 2:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 AT 7:30PM LOFT MEMBERS AND CHILDREN 12 & UNDER: $10 FREE ADMISSION PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES FOR THIS SCREENING PART OF LOFT FILM FEST ON THE ROAD A community-building program that takes unexpected films for free Dive into a world of music and adventure, and see “How screenings in underserved and unserved rural areas, providing a unique Far You’ll Go,” as The Loft Cinema presents a very special cultural experience. The movies will travel across Southern Arizona in interactive sing-a-long screening of the fun-tastic Disney The Loft Solar Cinema, a cargo van outfitted with solar panels (donated classic, Moana! by Technicians for Sustainability) to power a 20-foot inflatable screen and state-of-the-art mobile projection system. “An absolute delight, a lush, exuberant This screening will take place outdoors in Dragoon, quest fable full of big musical numbers AZ, at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Rd, and featuring perhaps the most Dragoon, AZ. Please bring your own seating. stunning visuals of any Disney film to 4:00pm-8:30pm: Buy dinner from the Wicked Burgers food truck date.” – Christopher Orr, The Atlantic 4:00pm-5:30pm: Free museum admission 5:30pm: Musical performance by The Ohitika Souls Join adventurous teenager Moana Waialiki (voiced by Auli’i 6:00pm: Presentation by Angelo Joaquin Jr. (Tohono O’odham) Cravalho) as she sails out on a daring, action-packed mission to save her people, with a little help from the once-mighty demi- The rocking documentary Rumble at long last reveals the untold story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history god (and “just an ordinary demi-guy”) Maui (Dwayne Johnson), of rock n’ roll: the Indigenous influence. Investigating the influential who guides her on her quest to become a master wayfinder careers of such performers as “Queen of Swing” Mildred Bailey, Delta and discover her own identity. All your favorite Moana songs, bluesman Charley Patton, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Redbone, like “How Far I’ll Go,’ “You’re Welcome” and “Shiny” (written Robbie Robertson, and Link Wray, whose iconic counter-culture by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and Tokelauan singer/ anthem from 1958 lends the film its title – and, for what it’s worth, songwriter Opetaia Foa’i) will be subtitled so you can sing-a- is still the only instrumental song to ever be banned from the radio long and be a part of all the magic! Everyone will also receive –Rumble shows how these talented Native musicians helped shape their very own Moana Goodie Bag, filled with fun props and the soundtracks of our lives. (Dir. by Catherine Bainbridge & Alfonso Maiorana, 2017, Canada, 103 mins., Not Rated) surprises to use throughout the movie! And don’t forget to dress up in your best Moana costume so you can join our pre- This screening was made possible by a grant from the show Costume Parade on The Loft stage! We’ll all be partying National Endowment for the Arts with support from here “where the sky meets the sea,” so don’t miss out on all the Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment fun at the Moana Sing-A-Long! (Dir. by Ron Clements and John Musker, 2016, USA, 107 mins., Rated PG) The BECOME A MEMBER! SIGN Loft UP ONLINE AT LOFTCINEMA.ORG OR CinemaBY CALLING 520-795-0844 Our members provide valuable support to The Loft Cinema! All proceeds from our membership program help bring you great films and fantastic special events! • 4 FREE tickets annually for individuals (8 for couples & above) in Sept. • Free Member Screening every month • Free organic popcorn with every visit • Member price of $6.00 for all regularly scheduled films • Discounted admission to special events, including Loft Film Fest • FREE Loft Cinema sticker